Ngā Paerewa Taiao ā-Motu – ngā mahi e whakaaetia ana National Environmental Standards - permitted activities

National Environmental Standards (NES) are nationally consistent regulations made under the Resource Management Act 1991. They set out planning requirements and technical standards on a variety of specified activities that affect the environment.

​The NES may require you to submit information to us, or get a resource consent before you start an activity. They may also contain requirements for ongoing monitoring and reporting to us.

There are currently seven operative National Environmental Standards:

• National Environmental Standards for Freshwater
  
• National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry
• National Environmental Standards for Air Quality
• National Environmental Standards for Sources of Drinking Water
• National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities
• National Environmental Standards for Electricity Transmission Activities
• National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health.